Mon, 28 Aug 2017 11:41:30
As many as 34 sheep, including a few goats were found dead in Nrupathunga town here on Sunday, after they allegedly consumed water that contained traces of chemicals from pesticides.
Around 1 p.m., a group of shepherds had come with their flock from a nearby colony for grazing, and the sheep consumed some water from a puddle that was formed due to the rains. Within ten minutes, the shepherds no
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Mon, 28 Aug 2017 11:37:41
Ahead of the court proceedings against rape convict Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on Monday, Rohtak District Collector (DC) Atul Kumar confirmed that shoot at sight will be imposed on any miscreants trying to harm innocent natives.
"We have discussed our plan of action in a meeting today, and have clarity on what needs to be done. If any person is seen as a threat to the peace
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Mon, 28 Aug 2017 11:21:05
As many as 42 deaths in flood-related incidents were reported from Bihar in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 482, while five persons lost their lives in Uttar Pradesh, pushing the flood toll in that state to 101.
The situation in flood-hit Assam though improved substantially and in north Bengal, the flood waters had receded from most of the areas in the six flood-hit districts.
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Mon, 28 Aug 2017 11:16:08
Two persons were allegedly lynched by a mob, which dragged them out of a pick-up van carrying cows, at Barhoria village in Jalpaiguri district today, the police said.
Anwar Hussain (19) and Hafizul Sheikh (19) were beaten to death by the mob, which intercepted their vehicle and pulled them out of it in the early hours, the police said, adding that the pick-up van was also badly damaged by the m
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Mon, 28 Aug 2017 11:12:35
Justice Dipak Misra was sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of India on Monday, as the tenure of Justice JS Khehar comes to an end.
According to reports, Justice Misra was nominated last month by CJI Khehar for the top judicial post.
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Mon, 28 Aug 2017 11:08:28
PV Sindhu's gallant effort to become India's first ever World Champion ended in a heart- wrenching defeat against Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in an epic final, here today.
In the longest match of the tournament, which tested the physical and mental strength of both the players, Sindhu lost 19-21 22-20 20-22 after battling hard for one hour and 49 minutes.
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Mon, 28 Aug 2017 11:03:05
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah took his maiden five-wicket haul, enabling India restrict a struggling Sri Lanka to 217 for nine in the third ODI of the five-match series here on Sunday.
Bumrah was brilliant both upfront and in the death overs to end with figures of five for 27, surpassing his previous best of four for 22.
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Sun, 27 Aug 2017 20:15:12
Localities staged a protest in Karwar on Friday demanding that they must be allowed to immerse Lord Ganesh idols in Kali river in Kodibag like before and this resulted in a verbal clash between the officers and the people for some time.
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